Vehicle-hood.



T. GOLDE.

VEHICLE HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1911.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

TRAUGOTT GOLDE, OF GERA, GERMANY.

VEHICLE-HOOD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1912.

Application filed August 4, 1911. Serial No. 642,255.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, TRAUGO'I'I GOLDE, a subject of the Prince of Reuss,Younger Line, residing at Gera, Reuss, -Germany, have invented a new andImproved Vehicle- Hood, of which the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to a vehicle hood for automobiles and similarvehicles, which is readily foldable and is braced in a novel andefficient manner.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side view of a vehicle hoodembodying my invention showing it open, and Fig. 2 a similar viewshowing it folded.

The hood comprises essentially three rear bows a, b and c of which thecentral bow b is pivoted to the vehicle body while bows a and c arepivoted to bow b. Upon bow b there is fitted a slide or runner t towhich is pivoted the rear, end of a link 8, the front end of which ispivoted to a rod g. This rod is pi'votally connected at q to the foremost rear bow 0 and carries at its front end the pivoted outrigger howr. A diagonal strut u connects bow at a point above pivot g withoutrigger bow 1.

It will be seen that by the construction described, the top isthoroughly braced, and that it may be readily folded in the manner shownin Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. A vehicle hood comprising a pair of most bow, an outrigger bowpivoted to the rod, and a diagonal strut connecting the foremost bowabove the rod with the outrigger bow.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

TRAUGOTT GOLDE.

Witnesses J. STEPHAN, CHARLES NEUER.

